MOREHOUSE COUNTY MARKET

Morehouse County, Louisiana Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Morehouse County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Bastrop, Bonita and and Oak Ridge. Watch for local pecans when it comes into season in Louisiana. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Morehouse County by the Numbers

Morehouse County has 325 farms on 253,897 acres (about 781 acres each). Together they sold $175.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, soybeans and rice.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans. Beekeepers tend about 163 honey bee colonies.

2 farms in Morehouse County already sell straight to the public. Crop Market gives them, and every backyard grower, a free way to reach more neighbors.

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.

Farm Life in Morehouse County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Morehouse County counts 8,550 head of cattle, 340 egg-laying hens and 305 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 563 people run or help run farms in Morehouse County, with an average age of 58. 25% of them are women. 26 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 4 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Morehouse County stands out: it ranks #6 of 64 LA counties for total farm sales.